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O. COLUMBUS HUDSON, OF ELMIR'A, NEV YORK.

CASE FOR DISPLAYING TUBES AND VIALS.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 372,222, dated October25, 1887.

Application filed March 1, 1887.

and Vials, of which the following is a specification.

My invention is a new and useful improvement relating to cases for thecarriage and display of vials and tubes, by means of which is affordedan ornamental receptacle for thevdisplay of goods contained in tubes andvials, and a secure and convenient means of packing the same for storageor transportation.

The inve`ntio'`consists in the particular construction, combination, audarrangement of parts, as hereinafter more fully set forth.

In the accompanying drawings, forming part 'of this specification, andin which similar letters refer to similar parts throughout the van riousviews, Figure 1 is an oblique projection of my improved display-case.Fig. 2 isaplan of theinner face of top piece, B. Fig. 3 is au endelevation of base C, showing jaws and springs. Fig. 4 is a plan ofbase Cwithontjaws attached; and Fig. 5 is a plan of the under face of base C,showing metal spring g. Fig. 6 is an oblique projection, showingconstruct-ion of top piece, which may be substituted for the toppiece,B, as described hereinafter; and Fig. 7 is a section of said toppiece on the line O N ofFig. 6.

Referring to the drawings, A represents a rectangular frame having onthe inner face of its base C the rabbet a, along one side of the centrallongitudinal Harige. b, the opposite side of said flange being providedwith notches c c.

Hinged,or remova-bl y secured to the sides of the base O, are jaws d d,the ends of which are connected to and held firmly against the bodyofthe frame A by means of elastic strips ee. In the top piece, B, aboveand in a line with the rabbet a and the notches c c, are the sockets ff, adapted to receive the corks or caps of vials or tubes. The-bottomsof the tubes and vials rest in the rabbet ct and the notches c c, andare held firmly in place by the jaws d d, which are drawn tightlyagainst the vials and tubes by the elastic strips e e. The tubes orvials are readily removed from the frame by pressing the jaws d doutward far enough to serial No. 230,049. (No model.)

allow the bottoms of the tubes or vials to pass outward over the tops ofsaid jaws. It is also intended to use, when desired, either separatelyor in connection with the elastic strips e e, and for the purpose ofspringing saidjaws firmly against the sides of the tubes and vials, themetal strip g, secured to the central part of the under face of the baseC, and extending crosswise under the edges of the jaws d d.

If preferable, the construction here shown for the base C, includingrabbet, notched ange, jaws, and springs, may be substituted for theconstruction of top piece, B, shown, in which case the top and bottom offrame A would be same as the bottoni shown in drawings. It will beobserved that the rabbeted side of flange shown is especially adapted tohold the bot toms of what are known as collapsible tubes and the notchedside of flange for ordinary vials and tubes. 'Ihe elastic strips e e maybe placed at one or both ends of jaws, as preferred, and the metalspringg may be multiplied, if desirable. The case may be covered withsatin or plush or otherwise ornamented.

The central longitudinal flange, Ib, referred to may be constructed withthe notches c c on one or both sides of it, or without such notches oneither side, at pleasure.

I claim in behalf of this case that its use will, besides affording anornamental exhibition of those lines'of goods sold. in small tubes andvials, prevent the serious loss which retail dealers experience, throughpetty thievery, of such goods when loosely shown on store counters andcases.

Having thus described my invention, what I claim as new, and desire tosecure by Letters Patent, is

l. A case for the carriage and display of vials and tubes, consisting ofrectangular frame A, whose base is provided with the rabbet a, theflange b, the jaws d, and. the elastic strips .6, and the inner face ofwhose top piece, B, is

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and elastic strips e, connecting the jaws (l with the frame A,substantially as shown and described.

3. In a display-case for tubes and vials, the combination, with arectangular frame, A, the inner surface of one of whose sides isprovided with a central longitudinal iiange, b, and rabbet a, of hingedlongitudinal jaws d, extending along the sides of said iiange b andrabbet a, and elastic strips e, connecting saidjaws d with said frame A,substantially as and for the purposes described.

4. In a display-case for tubes and vials, the

combination, with a rectangular frame, A,the inner surface of one ofWhose sides is provided with a central longitudinal ange, b, and rabbeta, of hinged longitudinaljaws d, extending along the sides of said angeband rabbet a, and metal strip g, secured to the outer surface of suchside of frame A, and extending laterally across the edges of jaws d,substantially as and for the purposes shown and described.

C. COLUMBUS HUDSON.

Witnesses:

THEoDoRE M. MCKNIGHT, GHARLEY F. BROMLEY.

